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The Ass In A Lion Skin has a RealLife counterpart in the phenomenon of "animal mimicry," in which, for example, a harmless milk snake may resemble a deadly coral snake, but in such a case, unlike its fictional counterpart, the mimicry is permanent and (probably) unconscious[[note]]To tell the difference, remember this saying: "Red touches yellow, you're a dead fellow; red touches black, you're OK, Jack."[[/note]]

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The Ass In A Lion Skin has a RealLife counterpart in the phenomenon of "animal mimicry," in which, for example, a harmless milk snake may resemble a deadly coral snake, but in such a case, unlike its fictional counterpart, the mimicry is permanent and (probably) unconscious[[note]]To unconscious.[[note]]To tell the difference, remember this saying: "Red touches yellow, you're a dead fellow; red touches black, you're OK, Jack."[[/note]]



The TropeNamer is, of course, the Literature/AesopsFables of the same name "The Ass in the Lion Skin".

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The TropeNamer is, of course, the Literature/AesopsFables [[Literature/AesopsFables Aesop's Fable]] of the same name name, "The Ass in the Lion Skin".
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If you are a duck on the make, or a RascallyRabbit trying to escape the hunters, or just a [[CanineCompanion dog]] whose owner made it [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/DogInTurkeysClothing.jpg wear a turkey costume]] (whether on its own volition or not), you have a good chance of turning into an "ass in a lion skin." This involves one animal (usually a FunnyAnimal) that attempts to [[DisguiseTropes pass as]] an animal of an ''entirely different species'', not simply of a different style or level of reality -- [[WesternAnimation/QuickDrawMcGraw Augie Doggie]] pretending to be WesternAnimation/TopCat, but ''not'' Augie Doggie pretending to be Doggie Daddy, Franchise/ScoobyDoo, WesternAnimation/{{Underdog}}, [[WesternAnimation/ClassicDisneyShorts Pluto]], or [[HeroicDog Rin Tin Tin]]. Note also that the trope specifically excludes an animal dressed as or imitating a human being (or ''vice versa'').

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If you are a duck on the make, or a RascallyRabbit trying to escape the hunters, or just a [[CanineCompanion dog]] whose owner made it [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/DogInTurkeysClothing.jpg wear a turkey costume]] (whether on its own volition or not), costume]], you have a good chance of turning into an "ass in a lion skin." This involves one animal (usually a FunnyAnimal) that attempts to [[DisguiseTropes pass as]] an animal of an ''entirely different species'', not simply of a different style or level of reality -- [[WesternAnimation/QuickDrawMcGraw Augie Doggie]] pretending to be WesternAnimation/TopCat, but ''not'' Augie Doggie pretending to be Doggie Daddy, Franchise/ScoobyDoo, WesternAnimation/{{Underdog}}, [[WesternAnimation/ClassicDisneyShorts Pluto]], or [[HeroicDog Rin Tin Tin]]. Note also that the trope specifically excludes an animal dressed as or imitating a human being (or ''vice versa'').
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** "WesternAnimation/ReadySetZoom": Wile E. Coyote's last attempt to catch the Road Runner involves himself putting on an Acme-brand female roadrunner costume in order to trick his target. Instead, he ends up attracting a horde of identical-looking coyotes that chase him off into the distance while the real Road Runner once again escapes unscathed.

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